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Happening Now: Susan Sarandon Talks To Protesters At Occupy Wall Street Site
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Jen Chung
Published Sep 27, 2011
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Occupy Wall Street is streaming footage of Oscar-winning actress and activist Susan Sarandon at the camp site. Via Christie Rotondo, Sarandon said, "It never changes from the top, it only changes from the bottom, and this is great."
Watch live streaming video from globalrevolution at livestream.com
Sarandon is no stranger to protests—or being arrested: In 1999, she was arrested during a protest of the NYPD's shooting of African immigrant Amadou Diallo. One commenter on the LiveStream page notes, "She's friends with Kevin Costner. If you build it, they will come." Rotondo also took a picture of Sarandon:
Via @nydailynews
Last night, Oscar-winning documentary filmmaker Michael Moore encouraged the protesters.
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Jen Chung is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
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